UNA VELITA

I lit a little candle
To ask that you’re okay and your loved ones too
Now I’m keeping an eye on it
So it never goes out

You whispered in my ear
That everything would be alright
And I haven’t been okay since
You looked so beautiful the day you left
I promised myself I could change
To give you more when you came back

And now I watch the candle flicker
And I pray you don’t come back too late
I used to say: You don’t die from love
Until I saw you walking away
There’s a puddle on my pillow
That says yes, it’s real
I don’t know whether to pull the string or let go
Whether to cover the candle or blow it out

I lit a little candle
So you stay happy
And still remember me
From protecting it so much
It’s starting to go out

You said you’d be back here in a few months
But I don’t know about you
And now I’m more scared
Than the day you left
I promised myself I’d be better
To take care of you, my love, when you came back

But I watch the candle flicker
And I start to think it’s getting late
I used to say: You don’t die from love
Until I saw you walking away
There’s a puddle on my pillow
That says yes, it’s real
I don’t know whether to pull the string or let go
Whether to cover the candle or blow it out
I don’t know whether to pull the string or let go
Whether to cover the candle or blow it out